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thanks, glad to be here suarez: you can listen >> suarez: you can listen to peter's reports and see our examination of the spending data on our politics page. >> woodruff: we have more politics coming up, including the hard-fought massachusetts senate race, and other congressional contests to watch; plus, new clashes in the syrian city of aleppo; the record- breaking sky jump; and the legacy of arlen specter. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: two americans won the 2012 nobel prize in economics today for research on market design and matching. it affects everything from placing doctors in the right hospitals to pairing students with the schools they most want. the honorees are alvin roth of harvard university, and currently a visiting professor at stanford university,nd lloyd shapley, a professor emeritus at the university of california los angeles. wall street had a strong start to the week on news of rising retail sales and better-than- expected earnings at citigroup. the dow jones industrial average gained 95 points to close at 13,424.
thanks, glad to be here suarez: you can listen >> suarez: you can listen to peter's reports and see our examination of the spending data on our politics page. >> woodruff: we have more politics coming up, including the hard-fought massachusetts senate race, and other congressional contests to watch; plus, new clashes in the syrian city of aleppo; the record- breaking sky jump; and the legacy of arlen specter. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >>...
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ray suarez has our story. warning, some viewers may find images in his report disturbing. >> suarez: it was front-page news in mexico city today. mexican marines had killed the leader of the glet a's drug cartel. heriberto lazcano in a shootout sunday. the navy announced fingerprints confirmed the identity. then a bizarre twist. gunman stole the body from a funeral home before forensic testing could be coletedded. >> the owner of garcia funeral services said that maskedded men subdued the employees, took the body from a funeral home in a hearse and forced the driver to drive the vehicle >> suarez: a death photo of the man was released. still the state attorney general, overseeing the operation, said authorities are confident they got the right man. >> an analysis was done comparing the body and its characteristics with the still pictures on file. th comparison resulted in a positive match. >> suarez: lazcano was one of mexico's most feared drug lords, also known as the executioner. he transformed the zetas fro
ray suarez has our story. warning, some viewers may find images in his report disturbing. >> suarez: it was front-page news in mexico city today. mexican marines had killed the leader of the glet a's drug cartel. heriberto lazcano in a shootout sunday. the navy announced fingerprints confirmed the identity. then a bizarre twist. gunman stole the body from a funeral home before forensic testing could be coletedded. >> the owner of garcia funeral services said that maskedded men...
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. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, npr's peter overby analyzes the big money behind the ad wars. >> woodruff: plus we have two takes on close congressional contests, starting with gwen ifill's report from the bay state. >> ifill: we're in massachusetts where the race for the senate seat once held by ted kennedy has become a surprising and expensive dead heat. and an unusual race to the ideological middle. >> suarez: stu rothenberg and susan page offer up other senate matchups to watch. >> woodruff: then, we update the conflict in syria amid reports that weapons have landed in the hands of militants linked to al qaeda. >> suarez: publicity stunt or scientific achievement? hari sreenivasan talks to miles o'brien about yesterday's supersonic freefall. >> woodruff: and kwame holman remembers arlen specter, the independently minded pennsylvania senator who served as both a republican and a democrat. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> c
. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, npr's peter overby analyzes the big money behind the ad wars. >> woodruff: plus we have two takes on close congressional contests, starting with gwen ifill's report from the bay state. >> ifill: we're in massachusetts where the race for the senate seat once held by ted kennedy has become a surprising and expensive dead heat. and an unusual race to the ideological middle. >> suarez: stu rothenberg and susan page...
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ray suarez talked to them by phone earlier today. suarez: mr. seaton, welcome to the program. your agency runs a tremendous array of services: commuter rail, rapid transit, buses, bridges and tunnels. how long before you think you have a full assessment of the damage? >> aually, for theua subway and for the rail, assessment is ndill u terway. bridges eorept fl two of them, were reot ned today at noon after a full inspection, a safety inspection. everything was good to go. >> suarez: are any of new york's extensive subway system runniod at th point? >> no subway, no commuterail. we're starting buses now. we're ramping up buses for 5:00 start today. and we will nearly a full schedule of buses, bus service tomorrow. >> suarez: the pictures people across the country saw overnight, subway stations underneath water, dirty, salty water. probably h them wondering how do you get all that out. >> we pump it out. we have three pump trains. sy have 300 pumps throughout the stem. we have a vast array of portable pumps so we try to work onne or two tubes at a time. actually a couple of thes
ray suarez talked to them by phone earlier today. suarez: mr. seaton, welcome to the program. your agency runs a tremendous array of services: commuter rail, rapid transit, buses, bridges and tunnels. how long before you think you have a full assessment of the damage? >> aually, for theua subway and for the rail, assessment is ndill u terway. bridges eorept fl two of them, were reot ned today at noon after a full inspection, a safety inspection. everything was good to go. >> suarez:...
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ray suarez has our story. >> suarez: the assignment is straightforward, and really hard-- getting latino voters to the polls. although latinos make up the country's largest minority-- about 9% of the u.s. electorate- - they are younger, poorer, and less educated than other americans in a country where older, wealthier and better educated people are more likely to vote. but states critical to both campaigns such as colorado, nevada, florida and here in virginia have seen large growth in hispanic population and voter registration in recent years, and they are up for grabs. in a tight election, these voters could end up providing the winner with the margin of victory. how do you talk to a population of 50 million people? for one thing, in spanish and through a variety of channels. bettina inclan is the republican national committee's director of hispanic outreach. >> there's a lot of diversity within the hispanic community. 20-plus different countries, different, differences in generation-- first generation versus third generation-- so having a message that connects with all of them, but al
ray suarez has our story. >> suarez: the assignment is straightforward, and really hard-- getting latino voters to the polls. although latinos make up the country's largest minority-- about 9% of the u.s. electorate- - they are younger, poorer, and less educated than other americans in a country where older, wealthier and better educated people are more likely to vote. but states critical to both campaigns such as colorado, nevada, florida and here in virginia have seen large growth in...
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ray suarez has our book conversation. >> suarez: one aspect of the current national campaign addressed by both parties is how hard it has been in recent years to get ahead in america, even to stay in place, as economic turmoil destroyed working lives, cratered housing values, and undermined retirement accounts. in "who stole the american dream?" veteran journalist hedrick smith takes us on a tour of the last four decades, of economic globalization, winners, and losers. hedrick smith, welcome. thanks, ray. nice to be with you. >> suarez: the story you tell, one of the striking parts of it is that who knew in the early to mid '70s that we'd some day look back on that as the good old days. >> right. suarez: as a time when working people were making pretty good living. >> well, they were living the american dream. they had pretty steady jobs. they had rising pay. they had benefits, health care. 85% of the people who workd for companies of over 100 employees had health care, had retirement. payments, a monthly check until you died on top of your social security. could afford to buy a home,
ray suarez has our book conversation. >> suarez: one aspect of the current national campaign addressed by both parties is how hard it has been in recent years to get ahead in america, even to stay in place, as economic turmoil destroyed working lives, cratered housing values, and undermined retirement accounts. in "who stole the american dream?" veteran journalist hedrick smith takes us on a tour of the last four decades, of economic globalization, winners, and losers. hedrick...
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ray suarez has our story. >> suarez: it's being billed as a battle between david and goliath. known as "7-0"-- for the seventh of october, when venezuelans head to the polls-- the election marks a watershed moment for the world's second-largest oil- producing nation and a critical supplier of crude oil to the u.s., its number one customer. towering above the race is incumbent president hugo chavez. >> ( translated ): we will raze the competition on sunday the seventh. no one should have the smallest doubt. >> suarez: and with him, legions of red-shirted supporters known as "chavistas" from the united socialist party. >> ( translated ): starting on october 8th, we social organizations are going to join the president to make radical changes to this country. so we can impose the revolution, and finally have a socialist system firmly set in venezuela. >> suarez: through three u.s. administration's, the 58-year- old chavez has shown remarkable staying power, surviving a coup that briefly deposed him; a constitution that term-limited him out of office; a drastic and for more than a
ray suarez has our story. >> suarez: it's being billed as a battle between david and goliath. known as "7-0"-- for the seventh of october, when venezuelans head to the polls-- the election marks a watershed moment for the world's second-largest oil- producing nation and a critical supplier of crude oil to the u.s., its number one customer. towering above the race is incumbent president hugo chavez. >> ( translated ): we will raze the competition on sunday the seventh. no...
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and once again, to ray suarez. >> suarez: his performances made him a household name, first among cycling fans, then in a much wider world. for seven consecutive years, cyclist lance armstrong was the best in the world winning the tour de france from 1999 through 2005. but even as he was winning, the were growing allegations, persient rumors tha armstrong's victories could be tainted by doping, but he fought back, ferociously. then this summer armstrong decided to drop his fight against the charges from the united states anti-doping agency. he still maintains he is innocent. today, the agency-- known as u.s.a.d.a.-- issued a long report, featuring sworn testimony from 11 of armstrong's former teammates. it concludes there is conclusive and undeniable proof that armstrong doped throughout the majority of his professional career through a massive doping scheme. bill strickland is edor-a large for "bicycling" magazine, and author of "tour de lance: the extraordinary story of cycling's most controversial champion." lance armstrong has been fighting these charges for years by dismitting them a
and once again, to ray suarez. >> suarez: his performances made him a household name, first among cycling fans, then in a much wider world. for seven consecutive years, cyclist lance armstrong was the best in the world winning the tour de france from 1999 through 2005. but even as he was winning, the were growing allegations, persient rumors tha armstrong's victories could be tainted by doping, but he fought back, ferociously. then this summer armstrong decided to drop his fight against...
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suarez: welcome to the program. whether you're looking at the video from ground zero or looking at newark from space, it looks like the area is going to get hit pretty hard. what have you seen on the streets of your city? >> it's starting to get bad already. already we see branches coming down, power lin coming down. weave not seen the rs of it. we're going to see in many ways a pretty savage alignments of high tide, the peak of the storm surge, a full moon, all going to bring an unprecedented amount of water. into our city. this is an epic storm. very unpredictable. it's going to bring a lot of challenges to emergency workers. that is why we need residents to use common sense. if they're in flooded areas, use remaining hour or two before the peak of the storm to evacuate. call for needed information. stay huered downnd off the road. if you are in a safe location now. >> suarez: mayor, we should give people a newark geography lesson. while you aren't right on the ocean, you do have an awful lot of waterfront. are th
suarez: welcome to the program. whether you're looking at the video from ground zero or looking at newark from space, it looks like the area is going to get hit pretty hard. what have you seen on the streets of your city? >> it's starting to get bad already. already we see branches coming down, power lin coming down. weave not seen the rs of it. we're going to see in many ways a pretty savage alignments of high tide, the peak of the storm surge, a full moon, all going to bring an...
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ray suarez interviews the e.u. ambassador to the u.s. >> brown: we come back to politics as paul solman asks this question: >> who do you trust >> woodruff: plus mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the-vice presidential debate left democrats today saying they're back on track after a strong showing. republicans argued their man held his own. instant polls split on who won last night's confrontation, but both camps claimed victory. vice president biden moved on today to wisconsin, paul ryan's home state. >> anyone that watch
ray suarez interviews the e.u. ambassador to the u.s. >> brown: we come back to politics as paul solman asks this question: >> who do you trust >> woodruff: plus mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with...